Economy

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) signaled its openness to a proposal for a minimum buying price for palay (unmilled rice) to be set at P20 per kilogram. Agriculture Assistant Secretary…

PHILIPPINE soybean meal imports will likely increase 3.1% to 3.35 million metric tons (MMT), according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), to accompany an expected rebound in the hog…

CIGARETTES and liquor sales by mom-and-pop neighborhood outlets, also known as sari-sari stores, declined last year due to increasing prices, according to tech startup Packworks, which makes applications helping micro-retailers…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said new markets for Philippine farm exports, including halal-certified products, will help mitigate the uncertainty generated by the US tariffs. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel,…

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said 80.7% of the 2025 national budget has been disbursed as of the end of March. According to its Status of Allotment Releases…

DEVELOPERS need to allocate more space to ensure commuter safety and promote inclusive mobility, mobility advocates said. “The land use plan only allocates, as per our HLURB (Housing and Land…

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT has been slow in responding to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald J. Trump, an academic said, adding that the Philippines…

By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES needs to focus on developing industrial capacity and growing the domestic market for products which will face higher US tariffs, an economist…

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is currently finalizing the design for a port improvement project at a new site in Camarines Norte, which will support the offshore wind industry. “We…

TRADE Secretary Ma. Cristina A. Roque is set to meet her counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday to discuss a possible collective response to the…